This document provides information for parents about Year 2 at a school. It summarizes the classroom schedule, topics covered during the year, new programs being used like Mathletics and Bug Club, homework expectations, the class timetable, and behavior and reading policies. The class teachers are Miss Horne and Miss Bird, supported by teaching assistants. A typical school day includes literacy, numeracy, phonics, and creative curriculum lessons.

1. Welcome, Parents!
Year 2

2. Staff in this year…
Class teachers are Miss Horne and Miss
Bird.
We are also lucky enough to be supported
every morning by Mrs Murphy and Mrs
Howes. We are also supported on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning by
Mrs Drinkwater.

3. Classroom
Schedule
This is what a typical day in our
classroom looks like.
8:50 – 8:55 Start of the Day Activities (SODA)
8:55 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9.15 Assembly
9.15 - 10:15 Literacy
10:15 -10:25 Fruit time and time in the classroom
10:25- 10:35 Break time
10:35 – 11:35 Numeracy
11:35 – 12:05 Phonics
12:05– 1:10 Lunch
1:10– 1:35 Guided Reading
1:35 - 2:30
Creative Curriculum:- ICT; Science; PE; Music; Art;
Design Technology; History; Geography; PSHE; RE
2:30 – 2:40 Break time
2:40 – 3:10
Creative Curriculum:- ICT; Science; PE; Music; Art;
Design Technology; History; Geography; PSHE; RE
3:10-3:20 Story time
3:25 Home time

4. Topics covered this year are…
Proud to be a Brummie! – exploring
Birmingham.
Pioneers – Innovative individuals
The Home Front – World War Two from a
local and UK view
London’s Burning – The Great Fire of
London
Wonder Women – Famous Women in
History
Indian Spice – India as a contrasting

5. What’s new?
• SODA – Literacy, Phonics, Numeracy and
thinking skills based activities to start the day.
• POWER PROJECTS
• Mathletics http://www.mathletics.co.uk/
• Bug Club http://www.bugclub.co.uk/

6. Homework…
Power Projects! These will be given out each week or two weeks
(on a Friday) where the children can choose from the given section, a
task to have a go at.
Spellings – these will be given out every Friday and tested the
following Friday.
Mental Maths – the children will be given instant recall questions to
learn every Friday – they will be tested the following Friday.
Mathletics & Bug Club – your child will be given a login for both of
these resources.

7. Timetable
Monday – Children will be learning through the creative curriculum.
Tuesday – PE
Wednesday –Children will be learning through the creative curriculum.
Thursday – PE
Friday – Spelling test
Mental Maths test
Power projects may be due in.

8. Behaviour
At Wylde Green we are trying to improve children’s learning behaviour by
changing the vocabulary that we use with them and our systems for
monitoring behaviour.
Children are asked to make the right ‘choice’ with their behaviour and
understand that the consequences are as follows:
Warning.
Move down the ladder ONCE.
Move down again. Once they have moved 3 times, they will be issued a
Yellow Card and will spend the next morning break with a teacher.
Red cards are issued for serious offences such as fighting (including play
fighting), damaging property and serious disrespect.

9. Home Reading books
• Your child will be listened to read at least once
a week. This will take place on the day
indicated on the front of their home reading
wallet.
• You are expected to read with them and
complete and sign their Reading Record with
them and hand it in on the nominated day.

10. Spellings
• Your child will be given ten spellings to learn and
practise each week. These spellings will be based
upon the high frequency words and words which they
will be expected to know in order to help them to
complete their SATS tests in Summer 1.
• In addition to this they will need to be able to use and
apply the spellings learnt by creating appropriate
sentences to show their understanding of the word.

11. Questions?

12. Let’s Have a
Great Year!